In Search of a Theory of Everything
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In Search of a Theory of Everything by Demetris Nicolaides
In Search of a Theory of Everything is on a quest for the theory that will ultimately explain all the phenomena of nature via a single immutable overarching law.
In times like these--when the deep unity of science and philosophy is under attack from various quarters, in particular from the anti-Enlightenment forces so powerfully present in contemporary society--we need books like the one of Demetris NicolaidesThis is a crystal-clear demonstration that the unity is indeed real and important and that the Enlightenment project is alive and well. * Milan M. Cirkovic, Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade *
At a time when science faces sharp challenges to its authority and philosophy faces fierce attacks on its relevance, Demetris Nicolaides makes a powerful, historically grounded case for their interdependence. InSearch of a Theory of Everything shows how millennia-old philosophical questions sit at the very heart of what makes modern science--and the purchase it offers on the world--compelling. * Joseph D. Martin, Durham University *
Demetris Nicolaides is to be congratulated for this fascinating book that presents profound and surprising links between the ideas of Greek philosophers of antiquity and the theories of contemporary physicists in their common quest to understand the cosmos and grasp its ultimate principles. I found the many and profound resemblances between contemporary science and ancient thought striking. * Richard McKirahan, Pomona College *
The ideas of major Greek philosophers from classical antiquity pertaining to modern physics are examined in themselves and within the context of the current scientific understanding of nature in an engaging and lively exploration of the links between them. Ideas from philosophers such as Aristotle, Pythagoras, Zeno and Democritus are explained and connected to diverse topics in physics including the interpretation of quantum mechanics and the search for a theory of everything. * Walter Polkosnik, City University of New York *
At a time when science faces sharp challenges to its authority and philosophy faces fierce attacks on its relevance, Demetris Nicolaides makes a powerful, historically grounded case for their interdependence. InSearch of a Theory of Everything shows how millennia-old philosophical questions sit at the very heart of what makes modern science--and the purchase it offers on the world--compelling. * Joseph D. Martin, Durham University *
Demetris Nicolaides is to be congratulated for this fascinating book that presents profound and surprising links between the ideas of Greek philosophers of antiquity and the theories of contemporary physicists in their common quest to understand the cosmos and grasp its ultimate principles. I found the many and profound resemblances between contemporary science and ancient thought striking. * Richard McKirahan, Pomona College *
The ideas of major Greek philosophers from classical antiquity pertaining to modern physics are examined in themselves and within the context of the current scientific understanding of nature in an engaging and lively exploration of the links between them. Ideas from philosophers such as Aristotle, Pythagoras, Zeno and Democritus are explained and connected to diverse topics in physics including the interpretation of quantum mechanics and the search for a theory of everything. * Walter Polkosnik, City University of New York *
Demetris Nicolaides is an award-winning professor of physics at Bloomfield College. He has authored two books, many scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, and presented his research at conferences nationally and internationally. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the International Association for Presocratic Studies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780190098353 |
| ISBN 10 | 019009835X |
| Title | In Search of a Theory of Everything |
| Author | Demetris Nicolaides |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2020-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 186 |
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